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'Sentire' is an Italian word that means both to hear and to feel: we want to discover this fine mixture of perception that requires to slowly listen and experience tiny body sensations and sound events.

Sentire is an Italian word that means both to hear and to feel. The project is about exploring the fine mixture of these two senses and, particularly, to their amplification and morphing.

'Sentire' project was initiated by two Berlin-based artists Marcello Lussana and Olga Kozmanidze in 2016. The project consists of two parts: immersive performance series based on interactive sound and PhD research on human perception. In the course of the project we have been using a device (bracelets) connecting two people to the sound system and tracking distance and touch events between them. We apply and constantly develop a method of device usage according to which participants proceed through a scenario of two phases interaction. Depending on distance and touch between them different sounds are triggered and changing, creating an instant sound feedback. Gradually both hearing and sense of touch morth one into another giving a chance to perceive one's body on a deep level.

"I had this new power, this new sense. I felt like I don't want to go back to my previous state" Andrey, performance participant

"There was a moment when i could not distinguish anymore who does what. It became a melting experience." Tatiana, performance participant

"There is a way of communication but both sides do not know what it is." Robert, performance participantAll Match 5 Single Ultra with army High Heels EUR36 Shoes Deep Breathable Shoes Pointed Suede green Deep Fine Fashion

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In the course of the performance we invite audience to participate and experience the "Sentire" during individual sessions 6-10 min long. The participants interact with a guide: both of them are connected to the sound system through a device tracking distance and touch between two people.

Phase #1 A participant is invited to freely move in the space and interact with a guide.
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Both hearing and feeling influence each other, creating a feedback loop of physical, emotional and intellectual experience. Gradually these senses morph into each other giving a chance to deepen body perception. The participants have the possibility to experience some kind of "shared meditation": a deep sensory experience caused by human interaction modulated into instant sound feedback.

Research

The performative work is part of the Phd research on human perception by Marcello Lussana and a constant platform for the thesis examining. The aim is to discover to what extent interactive music can develop proprioperception and introspection. This analysis is carried out through phenomenological interviews with every participants after the experience.

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In the course of the "Sentire" project we use the results of the research and participants testimonials in order to further develop the "shared meditation" method and interactive design of the device as an alternative tool to expand body perception. Our long-term aims is to make "Sentire" available for a wider audience, so that everyone could practice it autonomously at home, at meditation classes, yoga studios, dance and music classes etc.

We are open for new collaborations with sound-artists, electronic engineers, soft-ware developers, cognitive and clinic physiologists, neuroscientists, musicologists, composers, music therapists, experts in contemplative practices.

Call for hardware and software developer

The Sentire team is looking for people with electronic engineering and coding knowledge in order to further develop project, which means further development of the hardware and software, including proximity and touch sensor, mobile/desktop app, open API.